Printing device



April 7, 1931. Q w. 'r. GOLLWITZER PRINTING DEVICE Filed May 5. 1928 2 Shets-Sh'eet 1 JOHN DOE CHICAGO ILLINOIS 30c: maog g: ODAOIHO 810M114;

I JOHN DOE.

CHICAGO ILLID O15 EIGHT-1J1 Patented Apr. 7, 1931' UNITE er.

PATENT- oFFicE 1 WALTER r. GOLLWITZER, OF'QHIO'AGO, iLnnvois'nssienon'ro AnnnEssosnAPH-cmnrAN's or WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, A oonroner on or DELAWARE Feminine DEVICE Application filed may a, '192s. serial No. 274,733.

This invention relatesto printing 7 devices of that class which comprise a frame, a printing plate bearing printing characters and an information card detachably mounted on the frame, the complete devi'ce adapted tobe' stored in accordance with a cardindex sys: tem or in a stack and to be run through an addressing or other suitablev machine forv taking impressions from the formwon the :30 plate. It has been customary in the past to provide the frame with retaining devices for holdinga plate of a certain size and a card'of a certain size.

The primary object of this invention is t i115 enable plates and cards of difierent widths 'to'be used in a standard frame so that a variety of plates and cardsmay be interchangeably used in the same frame. I

The invention also has for its object to 3320 provide simple and novel means for detachably securing a'plate inthexframe and for holding the plate rigidly in place in the frame. I I g p I And a further object is to provide the .25 plate with simple and novel means for hold ing a card in the frame. I

With these and other objects in viewI have shown the invention in'selected embodiments in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is'a front elevationof a printing device embodying the invention and showing a narrow plate and-a Wide card;- 1 i Fig. 2 is a similar view embodying the same constructionas shown in Fig. 1 except 7:35 that the plate is wide and the card is narr Fig.' 3 is a sectional View on the line.3'-'-3 of Fig. 2. v

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a printing device showing novel' meansfor locking the platein' the frame. p V

Fig. 5 is a detail enlarged perspective'view of the locking devices shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 isan elevation of a printing device wherein provision is made for plates of dif 45 ferent widths and a card of standard width.

Fig.7 'is a detail enlarged view of a porf tion of one of the frames to showmore clearly the means for engaging the plate andthe frame. 7

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 8 8 /50 V of Fig. 7.

Figs. 9 and 10 are sectional views on the lines'9-'9 and 10-10 respectively of Fig. 7.

11 is an enlarged detail view similar to Fig. 7 but omitting the plate. F Fig. 12 shows a plate like that shown Fig. 13 shows'a plate likethat of Fig. 12 except that it is Wider- I Figs. 14 and 15 show plates of different widths without the card retaining devices at the upper edge thereof. r

Fig. 16' shows a narrow card. 7 f 1 Referring to the drawings 1 isiaframe' preferably made of thin sheet metal cut and stamped to provide retaining devices for the plate 2 and the card3. Spacing and stiffen ing flanges 4 are preferably provided by bending the end portions of the frame in a suitable manner. A bead 5 is provided at the lower edge of the frame and onfthe front theretifyand this bead has a plurality of par- 'allel inclined spaced slits or cuts 6 with the upper'corners 7 formed by said cuts'inturned to engage or to liein close proximity to the actors embossed thereon and it is adapted to lie flat against the body of the frame and be detachably engaged with the frame. The 89 printing plates are pr-ovidedat their lower edges with inclined teeth or projections 9 corresponding in size andlocation with the sections of the bead 5 located between the J slits 6 so that the toothed edge of a plate will engage the slitteol head at the bottom of a frame with the pointed end 10 ofeach tooth engaging an 'inturned" or inbent corner '7. i This engagement of the toothed edge of the plate with the slitte'd-bead of the'frame will hold the plate against lateral movement to the left, Fig. 1, downward movement, upward movement and forward movement. A lip 11 may be provided on the frame to engage the left end of the plate and a movable locking device is preferably provided on the frame to engage the right end of the plate. This locking device holds the plate in engagement with the bead and with the lip 11 and thereby locks the plate in the frame. The locking device may be in the form of a tongue 12 having a stop 12 to'engage theedge of the plate, Figs. 1-2, or it may be in the form of a tongue 13 having a stop 13 to engage a notch 13 in the plate, Figs. 4 5. This construction provides a novel and simple means whereby the plate may be readily engaged with and'disengaged from the frame; the toothed engagement of the plate with the frame holds the plate in rigid position on the frame throughout its length, the lip 11 holds the left end of the plate flat against the body of the frame and also acts as a fixed stop against endwise' movement of the plate to the left in the frame; the stop 12 constitutes an effective lock to hold the plate in engagement with the bead and the lip of the frame. The locking tongue is preferably stamped out of the body of the frame and it will yield to slight pressure to permit insertion and removal of the plate. Interlockingly engaging the lower edge of the plate with, the frame an d holding. it in this engagement as described enables the use of plates of different widths in a standard frame without specially constructing the plate, as shown in F igs. 1, 2 andx3, but if the locking device of Figs. 4- and 5 is employed the plates must be specially provided with a notch 13". at a fixed position to engage the locking stop 13.

' If theprinting device is made for a standard narrow card, the frame will be provided with a bead 14 at its upper edge with lips 15 and a stop 16 to receive and hold the card 3,

- F ig.- 6. But it is desirable to enable the used the frame need not be provided with the lips 15, Fig. 6, but these may be omitted and an end stop 18 used similar to the end stop '16, Figs.12, or I may substitute a lip 19 for the end stop 18, Fig. 4. By providing the plate with'projections to receive and support and hold the lower edge of the card enables the use of a card as wide as the plate will permit in a standard frame. Thus a wide card will be used with a narrow plateand a narrow card with a wide plate. The card can be easily inserted in place in the frame before or after the plate is inserted and it can be removed from the frame without removing the plate or after the plate is removed.

This invention contemplates the use of a toothed plate and a slitted head on the frame in all constructions of plates and frames, but I have indicated in the drawings that provision may be made for using a standard card in all frames, Fig. 6, or for constructing the plates to engage the cards so that cards of varying widths may be used in a standard frame, Figs. 14-. The number and spacing of the projections 17, as well as the number and spacing of the slits 6 and the teeth 9, may be varied as found desirable. I also reserve the right to make any other changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as fall within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A printing device comprising a frame and a plate having printing characters thereon, and interengaging means at the lower edges of the frame and plate to prevent forward, downward, upward and lateral movement in one direction of the plate on the frame.

2. A printing device comprising a frame and a plate having printing characters thereon, interengaging means at the lower edges of the frame and plate, and means for holding the plate on the frame with said interengaging means interlocked. I

8. A printing device comprising a frame and a plate having printing characters thereon, interengaging means. at the lower edges of the frame and plate to prevent forward, downward, upward and lateral movement in onedirection of the plate on the frame, and means on the frame for holding the plate on the frame with said interengaging means interlocked and for preventing lateral movement of the plate in the opposite direction on the frame. I

A. A printing device of the character described comprising a frame, a plate having printing characters thereon, and mounted on the frame flatly against the face thereof, said plate having teeth projecting at its lower edge and said frame having means intersecting the plane of the teeth to interlockingly engage said teeth.

5. A printing device of the character described comprising a frame, a plate having printing characters thereon, and mounted on the frame flatly against the face thereof, said platehaving inclined teeth at its lower edge and said frame having means intersecting the plane of the teeth to interlockingly engage said teeth.

6. A printing device comprising a'frame having a bead at its lower edge, said bead being slitted to divide it into sections and portions of said sections being inwardly directed,

and a plate having printing characters thereon and teeth at its lower edge toengage said bead and interlockingly engage said inwardly directed portions.

, 7 A printing device comprising a frame having a bead atits lower edge, said bead having inclined slits dividing it into sections and portions of said sections being inwardly directed, and a plate having printing characters thereon and inclined teeth at its lower edge to engage said head and interlockingly engage said inwardly directed portions.

8. A printing device comprising a frame having a bead at its lower edge, said bead having slits dividing it into sections and corners of'said sections being inturned, and a plate having printing characters thereon and having teeth at its lower edge to engage said bead and interlockingly engage'said inturned corners.

9. A printing device comprising a frame having a bead at its lower edge, said bead having inclined slits dividing it into sections and corners of said sections being inturned,

and a plate having printing characters thereon and having inclined teeth at its lower edge to engage said bead and interlockingly engage said inturned corners.

10. A printing devicecomprising a frame having a bead at its lower edge, said head having inclined slits dividing it into sections and corners of said sections being inturned, and a plate having inclined teeth at its lower edge to engage said head and interlockingly engage said inturned corners, said frame having alip to engage one end of the plate and a stop to engage the other end of the late. 7

11. printing device comprising a frame,

a plate having printing characters thereon and mounted on the frame flatly against the face thereof, means for interlockingly engaging the frame and plate at their lower edges to prevent forward, downward, up-

ward and lateral movement in one direction of the plate on the frame, and said plate having a notch and said frame having a yielding projection to engage said notch to prevent movement of the plate on theframe in the opposite direction.

12. A printing device comprising a frame, a separate plate having printing characters thereon, and a card, said frame having devices for detachably retaining theplate and card thereon and said plate-having means for engaging and retaining an edge of the card.

18. A printing device comprising a frame, a separate plate having. printing characters thereon, and a card, said frame having devices for detachably retaining the plate and card thereon and'said plate having projections at its upper edge to engage the card.

14. A printing device comprising a frame, a separate plate having printing characters thereon, and a card, said frame having devices for detachably retaining the plate and card thereon and. said plate having shouldered projections at its upper edge to engage and support the lower edge of the cardand overlie" the lower edge portion of the card. I

15. A printing plate for printing devices and having printing characters thereon, said plate having a plurality of spaced apart relatively wide projections at its upper edge extending forwardly from the face of the plate and upwardly.

WALTER T. GOLLWITZER.

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